Everett B. Taylor, a practicing attorney of Martinez, has won
success, and is numbered among the able representatives of his profession.
Mr. Taylor is a native son and was born at Byron, Contra Costa County,
California, August 1, 1879. He is the son of Volney and Agnes E. Taylor. His
father is a native of Canada, while his mother is a native of Illinois. Mr.
Taylor's father is widely recognized as one of the county's most esteemed
citizens, and has always followed agricultural pursuits. He is still a
resident of Byron. The subject of this review received his education in the
public schools of Contra Costa and Alameda counties, and the University of
California. Later he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1904.
Subsequently he started to practice his profession in Alameda County, where
he has since resided. Mr. Taylor gives his political allegiance to the
Republican party. Fraternally, he is identified with the Woodmen of the
World. On December 11, 1901, he was united in marriage to Miss Carrie F.
Bohmen, of Sacramento, a native daughter. To this union has been born a
daughter, Beatrice V., born May 6, 1906. Although a young man, Mr. Taylor
has won a prominent place in the ranks of the legal fraternity in this part
of the State. His father is an extensive farmer and owns eight hundred acres
near Byron. He is affiliated with the Masonic lodge, also a member of the
Odd Fellows. He has taken a prominent part in the temperance work throughout
the State and county. He enjoys in a full measure the confidence and respect
of all who know them.
Source: "The History of Contra Costa County, California",
Elms Publ. Co., 1917, pp. 488-489.
Transcribed and submitted by Sally Kaleta, August, 2006.
EARL B. FITZPATRICK, M. D.
Among the many brilliant and able men who have gained
prominence and distinction among the medical profession of the Bay cities is
Doctor Earl Fitzpatrick, practicing in Martinez. He is numbered among the
foremost representatives of his profession. He was born in Redding,
California, March 23, 1887. He is a son of John W. and Mary Louise
Fitzpatrick, both of whom are dead. His father was a native of California
and his mother a native of Washington. At the time of his death, his father
was associated with the Southern Pacific Company, as land agent in Nevada.
Doctor Fitzpatrick was educated in the public schools of Redding, and
graduated from the Oakland high school. Later he attended the Oakland
Medical College, and graduated in 1910. He served as an intern in the
Alameda County Hospital for a period of ten months. In March, 1911, he
removed to Martinez, where he has since carried on a general practice.
Politically, Doctor Fitzpatrick is affiliated with the Republican party. He
acts in the capacity of assistant county physician, and is now serving as
secretary of Contra Costa Medical Society, and is a member of the American
Medical Association. Fraternally, Doctor Fitzpatrick is affiliated with the
Masonic lodge of Martinez, holding membership in No. 41. He is also a member
of the B. P. O. E. of Richmond, No. 1251, the Woodmen of the World, the
Eagles, the Moose lodge of Martinez, the Red Men, the Order of the Eastern
Star, and is a member of the Native Sons. While a resident of Martinez
Doctor Fitzpatrick has built up a large and representative patronage,
accorded to him in recognition of his unusual proficiency in his chosen
field of labor. Doctor Fitzpatrick is medical examiner of the following
insurance companies: Metropolitan Life and Mutual Life (of New York),
Western States Life, West Coast Life, Mutual Life (of Des Moines, Iowa),
Etna Life, and Travelers', and also serves in this capacity for many
fraternal orga-nizations. He has a sister, Mabel, wife of Clarence F. Murdig,
who resides in San Diego.
Source: "The History of Contra Costa County, California,"
Elms Publ. Co., 1917, pp. 489-490.
Transcribed and submitted by Sally Kaleta, August, 2006.